Life can get stressful; that’s a fact. But how you react to tough situations doesn’t have to add to the stress. Practicing mindfulness can help you focus on your thoughts and emotions in order to better handle whatever life throws at you.

If you aren’t exactly sure how to practice mindfulness, that’s OK. There’s an online course for thatMindfulness Practitioner is a course hosted on Udemy that typically costs $199.99, but right now you can get it on sale for $9.99 in the PCMag Shop. (Note: PCMag is owned by Mashable's publisher, Ziff Davis.) Read more...

Life can get stressful; that’s a fact. But how you react to tough situations doesn’t have to add to the stress. Practicing mindfulness can help you focus on your thoughts and emotions in order to better handle whatever life throws at you.

If you aren’t exactly sure how to practice mindfulness, that’s OK. There’s an online course for thatMindfulness Practitioner is a course hosted on Udemy that typically costs $199.99, but right now you can get it on sale for $9.99 in the PCMag Shop. (Note: PCMag is owned by Mashable's publisher, Ziff Davis.) Read more...

In the video above, Elmo attends a classroom in which a teacher uses blocks to demonstrate how an engineer might build a bridge. Elmo tries to help but the bridge collapses. He is discouraged but the teacher and a student comfort him, saying he can still be an engineer even if he doesn't get it right at first.

The video was released to promote a new literacy curriculum for children ages 3 to 5 that "will integrate social emotional learning into early childhood literacy lessons," according to a press release. The curriculum is a partnership between Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, theChan Zuckerberg Initiative, which utilizes technology to encourage global progress and which Chan co-founded with husband Mark Zuckerberg, and The Primary School, a California school Chan also co-founded. Read more...

In the video above, Elmo attends a classroom in which a teacher uses blocks to demonstrate how an engineer might build a bridge. Elmo tries to help but the bridge collapses. He is discouraged but the teacher and a student comfort him, saying he can still be an engineer even if he doesn't get it right at first.

The video was released to promote a new literacy curriculum for children ages 3 to 5 that "will integrate social emotional learning into early childhood literacy lessons," according to a press release. The curriculum is a partnership between Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, theChan Zuckerberg Initiative, which utilizes technology to encourage global progress and which Chan co-founded with husband Mark Zuckerberg, and The Primary School, a California school Chan also co-founded. Read more...

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World Suicide Prevention Day, recognized on September 10, is a day devoted to raising awareness that suicide can be prevented. The hashtags #WorldSuicidePreventionDay and #WSPD2019 are currently circulating on Twitter. The tweets include messages of hope as well as suicide prevention resources.

Suicide can be a hard topic to broach. It isn't always easy to know if someone you love is struggling. Still, there are ways to help. The below tweets can show you how to recognize the signs, find people to talk to, and support yourself and others.

World Suicide Prevention Day, recognized on September 10, is a day devoted to raising awareness that suicide can be prevented. The hashtags #WorldSuicidePreventionDay and #WSPD2019 are currently circulating on Twitter. The tweets include messages of hope as well as suicide prevention resources.

Suicide can be a hard topic to broach. It isn't always easy to know if someone you love is struggling. Still, there are ways to help. The below tweets can show you how to recognize the signs, find people to talk to, and support yourself and others.

In February 2015, Lily Allen intended to take her own life. A freshman in high school at the time, she might've succeeded had she not confessed that plan to a concerned friend, who then called the police. Officers showed up at her parents' home in Frisco, Texas, and Allen soon checked into the psychiatric unit at Children's Health, in Dallas, for a week.

Allen had seen a therapist in elementary and middle school to talk through friendships gone sour. She'd been bullied on more than one occasion and experienced anxiety. Allen felt overwhelmed by the long struggle to belong.

When it comes to depictions of suicide in media and pop culture, there is a dangerous perception that someone like Allen, who is inclined to take her own life, cannot be stopped. For teens, in particular, that myth may be hard to shake; suffering can seem never-ending from the vantage point of adolescence. Read more...

In February 2015, Lily Allen intended to take her own life. A freshman in high school at the time, she might've succeeded had she not confessed that plan to a concerned friend, who then called the police. Officers showed up at her parents' home in Frisco, Texas, and Allen soon checked into the psychiatric unit at Children's Health, in Dallas, for a week.

Allen had seen a therapist in elementary and middle school to talk through friendships gone sour. She'd been bullied on more than one occasion and experienced anxiety. Allen felt overwhelmed by the long struggle to belong.

When it comes to depictions of suicide in media and pop culture, there is a dangerous perception that someone like Allen, who is inclined to take her own life, cannot be stopped. For teens, in particular, that myth may be hard to shake; suffering can seem never-ending from the vantage point of adolescence. Read more...

Gun violence is set to be a key issue discussed ahead of the 2020 election.

More than 280 mass shootings have taken place in 2019 so far, according to the gun violence research group Gun Violence Archive. And presidential candidates Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren have come together to lead a conversation about the need for gun safety.

The eight Democratic candidates worked with Gabby Giffords' organization to create a powerful PSA about the sober reality of gun violence in America, and vowed that, if elected, they will each take action to protect children and the American people from deadly shootings. Read more...

Gun violence is set to be a key issue discussed ahead of the 2020 election.

More than 280 mass shootings have taken place in 2019 so far, according to the gun violence research group Gun Violence Archive. And presidential candidates Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren have come together to lead a conversation about the need for gun safety.

The eight Democratic candidates worked with Gabby Giffords' organization to create a powerful PSA about the sober reality of gun violence in America, and vowed that, if elected, they will each take action to protect children and the American people from deadly shootings. Read more...

Climate change is a hot-button issue. From students to politicians, people everywhere are standing up to the widespread inaction over the planet's rapidly warming temperatures.

There are around 65,000 corporate and tech Amazon employees in the U.S., and now 941 of them — comparatively a small number, but growing — have added their names to this list.

Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, a group of Amazon workers who came together in Dec. 2018 to push for the development of a company-wide climate change plan, are demanding that the tech giant lower its climate emissions to zero by 2030. They will show their support by walking out of work on Sep. 20 at 11:30 PST. Read more...

Climate change is a hot-button issue. From students to politicians, people everywhere are standing up to the widespread inaction over the planet's rapidly warming temperatures.

There are around 65,000 corporate and tech Amazon employees in the U.S., and now 941 of them — comparatively a small number, but growing — have added their names to this list.

Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, a group of Amazon workers who came together in Dec. 2018 to push for the development of a company-wide climate change plan, are demanding that the tech giant lower its climate emissions to zero by 2030. They will show their support by walking out of work on Sep. 20 at 11:30 PST. Read more...

For almost over a week, all eyes have been focused on the Bahamas, and rightly so.

Dorian, a Category 5 hurricane when it made contact with the islands, has caused a staggering amount of suffering and devastation.

The slow-moving nature of Dorian allowed the tropical cyclone to inflict catastrophic damage as it crept over the northern Bahamas and eventually stalled directly on top of Grand Bahama Island for 24 hours on Monday.

Thirty people have died in the Bahamas, and that number is expected to rise.

Images of the hurricane and its aftermath show destroyed homes and flooded streets.

For almost over a week, all eyes have been focused on the Bahamas, and rightly so.

Dorian, a Category 5 hurricane when it made contact with the islands, has caused a staggering amount of suffering and devastation.

The slow-moving nature of Dorian allowed the tropical cyclone to inflict catastrophic damage as it crept over the northern Bahamas and eventually stalled directly on top of Grand Bahama Island for 24 hours on Monday.

Thirty people have died in the Bahamas, and that number is expected to rise.

Images of the hurricane and its aftermath show destroyed homes and flooded streets.

As global citizens, we all want to change the world for the better — but in anxious times, it can be difficult to know how to join the conversation about solutions to the world’s major issues. That’s where the Social Good Summit comes in.

Now in its tenth year, the Social Good Summit brings together leading thinkers — activists, politicians, scientists, diplomats, artists, and more — for a day of inspired conversation on how we can all help our global community achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the target year of 2030. These goals seek to improve the quality of life for all people, lifting up everyone and leaving no one behind. Read more...

As global citizens, we all want to change the world for the better — but in anxious times, it can be difficult to know how to join the conversation about solutions to the world’s major issues. That’s where the Social Good Summit comes in.

Now in its tenth year, the Social Good Summit brings together leading thinkers — activists, politicians, scientists, diplomats, artists, and more — for a day of inspired conversation on how we can all help our global community achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the target year of 2030. These goals seek to improve the quality of life for all people, lifting up everyone and leaving no one behind. Read more...

Before my husband and I welcomed our nearly 5-year-old daughter into the world, we thought a lot about how we’d raise her. We talked about wanting to instill in her the values our parents taught us, like kindness, curiosity, creativity, and fairness. Like all new parents, we had dreams for who our child could become. Yet, in all of our conversations, we never discussed how we’d teach her about race and, moreover, how to reject racism.

I thought those lessons would arise naturally over time, particularly in the classroom. We also assumed that simply holding progressive beliefs about equality meant our daughter would inherit the same world view. Though my husband is white and our daughter presents as white, I felt I brought unique understanding of racism to our family as the daughter of a Mexican-American father. I understand the pain inflicted by casual and institutional racism, even if I haven’t experienced it viscerally because of my light skin color. I believed such insight meant I’d know how to raise an antiracist child. Read more...

Before my husband and I welcomed our nearly 5-year-old daughter into the world, we thought a lot about how we’d raise her. We talked about wanting to instill in her the values our parents taught us, like kindness, curiosity, creativity, and fairness. Like all new parents, we had dreams for who our child could become. Yet, in all of our conversations, we never discussed how we’d teach her about race and, moreover, how to reject racism.

I thought those lessons would arise naturally over time, particularly in the classroom. We also assumed that simply holding progressive beliefs about equality meant our daughter would inherit the same world view. Though my husband is white and our daughter presents as white, I felt I brought unique understanding of racism to our family as the daughter of a Mexican-American father. I understand the pain inflicted by casual and institutional racism, even if I haven’t experienced it viscerally because of my light skin color. I believed such insight meant I’d know how to raise an antiracist child. Read more...